A 70-year-old man with long-standing diabetes presents with a chronic plantar ulcer with surrounding erythema and probing to bone. ESR is elevated. Wh...

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A 70-year-old man with long-standing diabetes presents with a chronic plantar ulcer with surrounding erythema and probing to bone. ESR is elevated. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Osteomyelitis of the foot

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Cellulitis only

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Superficial fungal infection

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Gout

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Venous stasis ulcer

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Diabetic foot osteomyelitis

A 70-year-old man with long-standing diabetes presents with a chronic plantar ulcer with surrounding erythema and probing to bone. ESR is elevated. What is the most likely diagnosis?